How does it work?

You apply to join the Way To Work scheme, either by post or email. We’ll check your details and, once your membership is approved, we will email you a personal username and password. (You may need to check your Junk, or Spam email folders if you think you haven’t heard from us).

To apply for tickets, you’ll log in online with your personal username and password. You can then apply for tickets to attend job interviews, or season tickets – depending on what’s best for you. Just follow the instructions on the ticket ordering page.

You’ll be able to collect your tickets from the ticket office (or a ticket machine) at the train station where your journey with us starts. We will tell you how to do this with your online order.

Way To Work membership will be valid for six months. During this time, you’ll be able to apply online for tickets to get you to interviews – or to your new job.

How to apply

To apply for the Way To Work scheme, download and complete our application then send it back to us with your supporting evidence, details below.

By post

To apply by post, send your completed application form and your support evidence to: Way To Work, WMT Travel Services, The Hub, Colchester North Railway Station, North Station Road, Colchester, Essex CO1 1JS.

Email

If you’d prefer to email your application, you can scan and email all documentation to [email protected]. Photos of documents taken on a phone are acceptable as long as they are legible.

For help with your application, ask your job coach or agency for advice. You can also call us on 0333 332 4000 and selecting option 3. We'll be happy to help. We're open between 09.30 - 16.00 Mondays to Fridays.

What counts as supporting evidence?

To apply for the Way to Work scheme, you need to send us your completed application form, plus one item of evidence from the list below. Copies are fine. We can't return any documents.

To help you send us the right type of evidence, please check the list below and make sure you send us the document(s) that is / are relevant to the reason for your application:

​If you have secured an apprenticeship in the last month:

Letter or email from your employer confirming your apprenticeship

If you have graduated from a University or place of further or higher education within the last six months:

Copies of your university/college degree or further education qualifications.

If you have registered on a jobseekers / employability programme through Job Centre Plus or an approved partner agency and have been unemployed for three months or longer:

Letter or official email confirming your registration for the relevant programme